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The exclusive charity quilt along pattern results in this gorgeous quilt that measures 70.5″ x 90.5″.

To take part simply donate $5 to St. Judes for each pattern. Patterns are released on the 25th of each month from January 2018 to July 2018.

February's block is Broken Berries. Each month there are two sizes of the block to make, 12.5" and 20.5" unfinished.

There are a lot of pieces to organise but I've found cutting and prepping the block to be a lot of fun - especially as I was provided with the fabulous Clementine Quilt Along Quilt Kit and Backing Kit featuring Mama's Cottage by Moda Fabrics to take part in the quilt along.

Fat Quarter Shop kits are a wonderful way to join in a quilt along as everything is there ready for you. I have a box just for this quilt that I can pull out and make blocks from each month, no getting sidetracked while di…

The exclusive charity quilt along pattern results in this gorgeous quilt that measures 70.5″ x 90.5″.

To take part simply donate $5 to St. Judes for each pattern. Patterns are released on the 25th of each month from January 2018 to July 2018.

January's block is the Watermelon Wheel. Each month there are two sizes of the block to make, 12.5" and 20.5" unfinished.

There are a lot of pieces to organise but I've found cutting and prepping the block to be a lot of fun - especially as I was provided with the fabulous Clementine Quilt Along Quilt Kit and Backing Kit featuring Mama's Cottage by Moda Fabrics to take part in the quilt along.

Fat Quarter Shop kits are a wonderful way to join in a quilt along as everything is there ready for you. I have a box just for this quilt that I can pull out and make blocks from each month, no getting sidetracked whi…

It was really fun to plan the colour placement in this quilt. Desert Bloom was a new to me fabric collection and the navy designs really caught my eye. I played around with a few different ideas but in the end I decided to use the white, yellow, salmon and terracotta fabrics for the narrow blocks and allow the deeper colours to shine in the wide blocks.

This pattern is ideal for chain piecing and the blocks come together really quickly.

A few weeks ago the Fat Quarter Shop sent me an advance copy of their latest quilt along. The Lady of the Lake block is a traditional block in the FQS Classic and Vintage series but I think it is a design that remains very modern.

I made my version of the quilt mostly from my stash. I started with this pile of April Rhodes Bound collection and added in a variety of grey and grey ombre fabric.

By focusing on my stash I am really happy with the variety of colours and textures in the finished quilt.

The Lady of the Lake quilt block is created from 8 half square triangles in two sizes so it made sense to use the 8 at the same time method for the smaller triangles. The pattern recommends HST paper which I didn't have time to purchase but I will be adding some to my next fabric order to try.

Each block also creates a spare large triangle so I was able to make more bonus blocks.

I really enjoyed getting these blocks up onto the wall, they create quite an impact and I was tempted to lea…

I pulled out all of my solids at the start of the month and decided to join in with the Moda Modern Building Blocks sewalong over on Kristin's blog at Gooba Designs
A sewalong is likely to be the only way I manage to finish a quilt top of this size, it is 84" x 96" finished. I'm also a bit worried about how I'll manage to quilt it on my own sewing machine. I'm considering quilt as you go but I haven't decided yet. I could send it out to a long arm quilter but I've never done that before either!
Cutting the fabric for the 6" blocks is a little daunting, take a look at the size of some of the pieces: